VELVET CHAIN : Love isn't soft when it binds you in silk and burns like fire
BURNED HEARTS : PART III
Juke Moretti is the enforcer and heir of the brutal Moretti Mafia Empire. Known for his cold rage, his designer suits, and the blood on his hands, he doesn't negotiate-he takes. When a betrayal threatens his family's empire, he claims payment not in money, but in flesh: Lily Carter, the only daughter of the rival family who dared to cross him.
Lily, a quiet soul with a fierce mind, is ripped from her life and thrown into Juke's private estate-a palace with golden cages and locked doors. He doesn't touch her-at first. But he watches her. Studies her. Commands her to wear the silk he buys, eat the meals he chooses, and obey rules meant to break her spirit.
But Lily doesn't shatter.
She burns-softly, stubbornly, beautifully.
Juke tells himself it's about revenge. That he's just using her to keep her father in line. But every time she meets his cruelty with calm defiance, his obsession deepens. And when she finally chooses to seduce him back, it turns into a game of fire: who will break first, and who will beg?